Robert D. Miller has retired as chairman of the board of Touro Fraternal Association, the largest independent Jewish fraternal order in New England. Jed R. Brandes is his successor.

Miller, who served as chairman for the past 12 years, announced his retirement at the board’s annual organizational meeting held in June at its headquarters in Cranston. The Warwick resident assumes the title of Chairman Emeritus with full lifetime voting powers on the board.

The board then elected Brandes, of Cranston, as chairman and Alan Lury of Sharon, Mass., as vice chairman and re-elected Steven Waldman, of North Providence, treasurer; Marc Gertsacov, of Cranston, secretary; and Judah Rosen, of Cranston, chaplain.

Prior to his election, Brandes served as chairman of Touro’s Student Financial Aid and Communications committees. Lury also serves as chairman of Touro’s Investment Committee and was Student Financial Aid Committee chairman. Both men are longtime members of Touro’s board of directors and are past presidents of the association.